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Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points
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Cisco Wireless
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Dell EMC Ruckus
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We performed a comparison between Cisco Wireless and Dell EMC Ruckus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Gerrard H
Quick updates, easy port troubleshooting, and reliable
The zero-touch provisioning and AI have helped out our organization because customers can install APs in less time than other solutions.
Yaser_Altwailey
A useful tool for handheld devices that need wireless connections
My company needs wireless devices and access point devices to operate our handheld devices.
Anonymous User
Researched Cisco Wireless but chose Dell EMC Ruckus: A stable public Wi-Fi system with good signal strength
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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."
  • "Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."
  • "The pricing is something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."
  • "The pricing is too high."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."
  • "I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "The pricing is fair."

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  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "Expensive."
  • "As far as I know Cisco is very competitive, price-wise. Talk to your third-party vendor. It all depends on the company size - how many employees, how big the building is. If it's wireless, and you have only 50 employees but you're using a large building floor, in that case you need many access points. But if you have 50 employees using two or three rooms, then you probably don't need it and it's going to be high density, so there is a different design. So you need to talk to a subject matter expert. Talk to them and design accordingly."
  • "Cisco is more on the expensive side, as compared to Aruba, but I must say Cisco's quality is unmatched, for sure."
  • "I am not a fan of Cisco's software pricing model. Their management software is far too expensive."
  • "The pricing is high. It could be cheaper."
  • "Never pay the full GPL price."
  • "Pricing is a bit on the high side compared to its competitors but we have to consider the support and usages of the solution. Licensing is now RTU and smart licensing. We need three types of licenses. One for each of the: APs, HA, controller."

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    Cisco vs. Aruba Wireless Solutions
    Cisco or Aruba Networks? If you are considering wireless access solutions, this is a common question that you are probably asking. You probably have sales people knocking at your door. How do you make sense of all the stories that you are presented with. If you have done any research, you are aware that Cisco and Aruba are the two top names in the wireless access space. This brief posting should give you some insight. Cisco Cisco is the undisputed leader in the wireless access market, according to Gartner Research. This leadership number is comprised of four different product lines that are a result of four product acquisitions. Thus, when you are evaluating Cisco, the question is, which product line? When a company has this many product lines, it makes the upgrade path confusing, since there are incompatibilities. There is also the question of which products may eventually be dropped. These product lines are not consistent with user interfaces, policy enforcement, RF patterns, etc. For instance, Cisco ISE won’t work with Cisco Meraki. Cisco 3602 and 3702 high density access points will not work with Meraki. And Meraki will not work with the other Cisco access solutions. With all these development teams working on the same but different products, something needs to change at some point. But we can’t advise you on that. Meraki has an excellent sales strategy of providing free access points to try. Their online provisioning and user interface… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?
    Top Answer:You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Wireless ...
    Top Answer:I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive.
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    What needs improvement with Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?
    Top Answer:The pricing is very high in the Indian market. Eight to nine OEMs are also available in the market, giving you their… more »
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    Which is better - Cisco Wireless or Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?
    Top Answer:Cisco Wireless is very robust, very rugged, and can handle indoor and outdoor coverage extremely well. We found it to be… more »
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    Which is better - Ruckus Wireless or Cisco Wireless?
    Top Answer:Ruckus Wireless offers users the benefit of being both easy to set up and get running as well as being very user… more »
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    How does Cisco Wireless compare with Aruba Wireless?
    Top Answer:On the most basic level, Cisco Wireless can offer a rather straightforward initial setup. In the span of about three… more »
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    What needs improvement with Dell Ruckus?
    Top Answer:The support is inconsistent, with delayed response times.
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    What is your primary use case for Dell Ruckus?
    Top Answer:Dell Ruckus is a controller. We use the solution as a wireless in many installations in hotels.
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    What advice do you have for others considering Dell Ruckus?
    Top Answer:Customers are increasingly focusing on seamless roaming between Dell Ruckus access points. They want to know how quickly… more »
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    Also Known As
    Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points
    Cisco WLAN Controller
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    Overview

    Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

    With Cisco Wireless you will successfully plan, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and report on indoor and outdoor wireless networks - all from a centralized location.

    Simply better WiFi indoor or outdoor even in most hostile environments
    Dell EMC Ruckus Software provide wireless planning, secure, reliable-connectivity and analytics to ensure superior customer experience.

    Deploy bandwidth-hungry enterprise applications, provide wireless connectivity and enhance employee productivity with Dell EMC Networking Access Points.

    Benefit from self-organizing and self-healing connectivity, reduced operational cost and complexity, and greater data insight.

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    Aegean Motorway, Baylor Scott & White Health, Beachbody, Bellevue, Brunel University London, Bucks County Intermediate Unit , Chartwell School, Children's Hospital Colorado, Cisco Live Milan, City of Biel, City of Mississauga, Dundee Precious Metals, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Erickson Living, Goldcorp, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS)
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Educational Organization25%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Newspaper13%
    Healthcare Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government7%
    Educational Organization6%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Computer Software Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Government7%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 146 reviews while Dell EMC Ruckus is ranked 23rd in Wireless LAN with 2 reviews. Cisco Wireless is rated 8.2, while Dell EMC Ruckus is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Wireless writes "Allows us to deploy a wide range of wireless products with stable WiFi". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell EMC Ruckus writes "A cost-effective cloud controller solution for real-time detection". Cisco Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Omada Access Points, whereas Dell EMC Ruckus is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Omada Access Points and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN.

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